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Student Membership

Student membership is available to those wishing to study for one of our qualifications:

International Certificate in Risk Management

International Diploma in Risk Management

Risk Management in Financial Services

Please click on the links above for further information on each of these qualifications or download our prospectus.

Students who successfully complete the International Diploma become voting members of IRM in recognition of their achievement.  They are also entitled to use the designatory letters MIRM.

Students who successfully complete the International Certificate are entitled to use the designatory letters CIRM.

Students who complete the Risk Management in Financial Services qualification may apply for Specialist membership of the Institute and the designatory letters SIRM.

Entry requirements

There are no entry requirements for the International Certificate programme.

There are no formal entry requirements for the Risk Management in Financial Services qualification however, students are expected to have some knowledge of risk management tools and techniques.

To be eligible to study the International Diploma you need either:

  • IRM's International Certificate in Risk Management, or
  • a first degree from a UK university, or the equivalent from a non UK university/college, or
  • a recognised equivalent professional qualification and at least 3 years risk management associated experience, or
  • no formal qualifications but more than three years risk management experience.

University Students - free Student membership

You may apply for free Student membership of IRM if you are either currently enrolled on one of the following post graduate courses, or as a second or third year student on one of the degree courses.

University

 

Programme

Birmingham City University   MSc Risk Management

Bournemouth University

 

MSc Risk Management

CASS Business School   MSc Insurance and Risk Management
De Montfort University, Leicester   MSc Risk Management

Glasgow Caledonian University

 

MSc Risk Management

Middlesex University

 

MSc Risk Management

University of Portsmouth

 

MSc Risk Management

University of Southampton

 

MSc Corporate Risk and Security Management 

University of Southampton

 

MSc Risk Management

Second or third year students currently enrolled on the BA in Risk Management at Glasgow Caledonian University may also apply for free Student membership.

Please contact studentqueries@theirm.org for an application form.